Upbringing Quotes

215 quotes by 200 authors

As is said about most writers: on the one hand all I ever did from when I was a child was read, and I was… — Elfriede Jelinek
The deeds of the children are a testament to the upbringing they received from their parents. — Christopher Paolini
You know, so I was a weird eccentric kid but I did believe in the power of the word and of the word being made… — Thomas Keneally
Bono is my inspiration - not only as a rock star but as a humanitarian. We aren't just put on this earth to sell records.… — Jesse McCartney
Capitalism, Socialism, Fascism, Communism, the Free-Market .... What good are these approaches for? These attempts are made by men who are cerebral insufficient. I'm trying… — Jacque Fresco
If you had a free society you couldn't get people to go to war, if you had an intelligent type of upbringing in ones children.… — Jacque Fresco
Our instinct as parents is to order our kids around â€” it's easier, and frankly, we're usually right. [But] reverse the waterfall as much as… — Bruce Feiler
My upbringing gave me a strong will, a mental aggressiveness in what I wanted to achieve. — Paul Tergat
I would love to write the story of my upbringing in Ireland. — Fiona Shaw
It is one of the many merits of this admirable biography of Proust's mother that it invites one to return to the novel with perhaps… — Allan Massie
I never felt like I had to rebel against my convent upbringing, because it was comparatively regular. — Sharon Horgan
During the first 10 years of my life, while my parents were married, I enjoyed a privileged upbringing. After their divorce, my life was difficult. — Bianca Jagger
I had a Christian upbringing - it was all about sin and guilt. I was very happy just kissing people. I was like the make-out… — Mira Sorvino
Wrong education and upbringing produces ugly personalities, whereas a fine upbringing and good education will bring forth superior sense and feeling, as well as nobility… — Shinichi Suzuki
My mother insisted that I have a normal upbringing. — James MacArthur
I was friends with all different people and all different groups. And that led me to being friends with a few people who didnt even… — James Maslow
The right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children is among the unalienable rights with which the Declaration of Independence proclaims all men… — Antonin Scalia
My upbringing made me think that real legitimate music is written, not heard — Dan Fogelberg
I'm a free spirit and that definitely comes from my upbringing, so it's definitely shaped me as an artist. — Neon Hitch
You have to utilize who you are in your work. Nobody else can do that: nobody else can pull from your background, from your parents,… — David Carson

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